CANSO Africa Operations & Safety Workshop 2026 incorporating an extended Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) session

The vibrant city of Luanda showcases modern architecture and a bustling marina along its scenic waterfront.

Following on the success of the past sessions, the CANSO Africa Operations & Safety Workshop 2026, incorporating an extended Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) session, took place place in Luanda, Angola on 16 – 20 March 2026, kindly hosted by ENNA E.P..

Under the theme “Collaborate to Succeed, a workshop on Safety and Operations,” this session brought together operational and safety leaders including technical experts from the region together to find better ways of collaboration, sharing lessons and notes as we shape the future skies of Africa.

The programme featured relevant conversations, interactive roundtables, and breakaway workgroup sessions, including:

Complete Air Traffic System – CATS and the core work areas – how do we shape the future skies of Africa
Safety in Operations – a joint approach
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) workshop inclusive of Drone Integration (extended session within a workshop)
Enhancing safety Culture in our organisations
Core regional elements – ATFM, SWIM, FF-ICE including lessons from our global colleagues
Success in collaboration – The regional UPR/FRA trials and how the implementation is unfolding

The core objectives of the workshop were:

To bring members together and enhance discussions and collaboration while allowing opportunities for co-creation
Learn from recent successes on collaboration
Address cross-cutting topics and align on approaches
Jointly formulate work plans for the regional group including how we work with other stakeholders
Agree on priorities

This workshop was open to all CANSO Africa Members, especially Operations and Safety workgroup and task force teams.